The Regional Cancer Center offers the most advanced technology available in the region. These cutting-edge techniques include: Two linear accelerators offered through the Radiation Oncology Department with capabilities of performing 3-D conformal radiotherapy. Gamma Knife –treats tumors deep within the brain without a single incision. Radiation therapy services, affiliated with the RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group) for investigational treatment protocols, are overseen by board-certified radiation oncologists and accredited by the American College of Radiology. Radiation therapists, certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, administer the designated treatments. Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Technology Mammosite In addition, a dedicated team of physicists plans each patient's treatment and assures overall equipment performance issues. Services offered through Radiation Therapy feature state-of-the-art equipment and employ the latest, most innovative techniques to fight cancer. Prostate seed implant therapy designed to minimize long-term side effects and long hospitalization stays. Dedicated treatment-planning computers to provide patients with custom tailoring of the radiation beam. Remote afterloading brachytherapy, delivered through customized fields, allows patients to receive high-dose radiation treatments while reducing the dose to surrounding health tissues. Chemotherapy, both for inpatients and outpatients.